Sammy Sofa

A distant 3rd though as much as I like to be a Chicago homer. It's not even close to LA and NY in terms of visibility globally so I really don't see the appeal of being "Chicago's Japanese star" being that much more than other slightly smaller metros. Plus the "new territory for Japanese stars" thing is complete BS since Fukudome probably told everyone about what a nightmare it was.

When they lose out.

That, and, "holy horsefeathers, this person is seriously messed up." Between that and the weird separation of "Ryan" like that's an actual other person in the apology, this is some serious sociopath horsefeathers going on. That said, we're reading it in a super condensed form, so it seems like it jumped from "chatting with rando sports dude online" to "sending him nudes because he's making weird threats" in no time at all. "Ryan" was grooming all of these women to be able to do stuff like this; putting in the work and the time to seem like their friend and a good guy, before seemingly consciously starting to twist the screws and slowly escalating treating them horsefeathers before jumping to, "I'm going to hurt myself or worse unless you give me what I want." This woman is messed up, especially to be doing this so drawn out and thoughtfully as a TEENAGER. Maybe I read it wrong, but the deadspin article was weird, because it seemed like it was making excuses for her. The article read to me, like she just got trapped in this lie, because she became friends with Alex, but that doesn't explain the behavior you mentioned. I wouldn't expect them to be able to explain it; it's so bizarre. I mean, setting aside the gender dynamics at play, we're talking about someone doing this who was a damn child when they started it. And I didn't see it as the article making excuses for it so much as quotes from the people who got pulled into the whole mess trying to explain to everyone (and themselves). It reads like people trying to make sense of it and not really being able to, which should be expected.

Hahahah! Man, you gotta press this.

That, and, "holy horsefeathers, this person is seriously messed up." Between that and the weird separation of "Ryan" like that's an actual other person in the apology, this is some serious sociopath horsefeathers going on. That said, we're reading it in a super condensed form, so it seems like it jumped from "chatting with rando sports dude online" to "sending him nudes because he's making weird threats" in no time at all. "Ryan" was grooming all of these women to be able to do stuff like this; putting in the work and the time to seem like their friend and a good guy, before seemingly consciously starting to twist the screws and slowly escalating treating them shittily before jumping to, "I'm going to hurt myself or worse unless you give me what I want." This woman is messed up, especially to be doing this so drawn out and thoughtfully as a TEENAGER.

Can we bring back Motte as some sort of coach so he can do that sitting on the bucket stomping one leg while clapping thing? Only if that means they get Starlin back, too.

Can I have "numnuts" as my new status?

Oh, hey, a football thread, huh? GUYS, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF PIZZA SAUCE.

TIM, OPEN YOUR HEART.

Does....does he have kids now?

"where did you get this footage of me?" "Jokes on you; I LIKE being called an android!"

Man, what if he's all respectable now?

oh my god hahahahahahahahaha this is so great i'm actually laughing hysterically I was doing the whole, "trying to not burst out laughing in the office to the point it looks like I'm crying" thing.

Saying jugs a lot is probably one of the best ways to convince people you're a middle-aged, married, baseball writer living in Missouri. I'm having conflicting images of Bill Gleason doing that dumb voice from the podcast.

It's such a damn tease that there are dead links to the mfer Windermere saga at the end of that thread.

Oh man, I forgot that that thread also gave us this: TIM, WHY DID YOU EVER BAN HIM.

How is he not dead: Yeah, come on, guys; he had been real regimented just sticking to apple juice and Gatorade for an entire week. It's time to cut loose and have some damn sugar with a whole 2 liter of Coke!

Let's remember the good times. The nacho cheese times: http://www.northsidebaseball.com/archive/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=57055&p=2403783&hilit=nacho+cheese#p2403783

"Trust me, I'd be doing them a big favor by crushing their childhood fun!" Maybe he was just bitter after his own dreams were crushed and he discovered that nacho cheese dispensers don't actually create nacho cheese.

I'm sorry.

Can't Hyde That Banedon Is Headed to the Bench

hot damn that sounds like april ludgate Hell, this whole thing reads totally like a joke Schur and Harris would have written for April.

it was more just the way he was being so Bum about it. Woah Bum, there are kids out there of other religions? Get outta here. horsefeathers, it's not even that; it's him and Ski basically bragging about how they're a couple of ogres who love [expletive] all over kids who believe in Santa Claus.